A bunch of teenage female assassins converge in a special classroom in an otherwise normal school to kill one of their classmates. Because, like, metaphor? For how mean girls are bullies and high school is hard? And everyone is two-faced?

Or because an editor shoved it down the creator's throats? Because, like, sales?

It's sort of like Assassination Classroom without any of the violence, humor or crisp art. I seriously had trouble telling characters apart, especially in close-up when they all look exactly alike with the same chins and tousled hair or bangs falling into their big eyes. And the dialogue was sloppy, random and/or godawful for much of the book.

Developments near the end set up a status quo that might have some appeal, but I just can't see myself attempting to read a second volume. ( )